Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): HSC 08/09: pass inside from right flank (att. 3rd)

Field Map

TOPIC: Crossing or passing inside from wider areas (vertical channels 4, 5) in attacking third of the field.

What? Cross/pass inside from right flank to the center (wider area)

When? Find space on right flank with our right winger or any other player, because our opponent crammed the middle

Why? Improve quality of crosses and maximize options inside the box

Where? Attacking third, right flank (sometimes halfspace)

Who? Right attacking midfielder, right outside back, attacking midfielder, forward

Main Activity (20 mins)

Organization:

- Use grid on the right flank in previous activity.

- 2 mini goals facing the flank as shown.

- Keep 4 teams of 3 players: 3v1 set up on top grid (as previous activity).

- Defending team: 1 defender in 3v1 grid, 1 defender in 'blocking zone' to block pass and 1 defender guarding the mini goals.

Instructions:

- Combine 4 passes in grid and after the 4th pass, send ball to one of our teammates making a run forward down the flank. Once player receives, he/she tries to score on mini goals from the flank.

- Defending team: defender guarding mini goals, gets a point if he/she steals ball inside channel.

- Once ball is outside grid, player has 3 seconds to score on mini goal.

- Each team gets to defend once.

Coaching Points/Questions:

- Once we recieve the ball outside the grid, can we take a touch, look up and 'pass' ball into mini goal?

- Can we recognize when to make the run forward into the open channel.

Progressions:

- Take away mini goals and add a striker, a goalkeeper and 2 defenders. In this progression, cones can be placed in box to show where attackers can spread out in the box. Also players from grid join the attack (4v4).

- Add option for attacker to get closer to the mini goals.

Game (30 mins)

Scrimmage 6v6.

- Have teams play 1-2-1-2 and coach in the flow.

- Demand high intensity!